G/SPS/N/AUS/473/Add.1  
 
28 September 2021  
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Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication, received on 24 September 2021, is being circulated at the request of 
the Delegation of Australia . 
 
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Adoption of biosecurity import requirements for the import into Australia of live zoo bovids and their 
semen from approved countries  
On 29 April 2019 , Australia issued an SPS notification (G/SPS/N/AUS/473) informing trading partners 
of the release of the draft report for the review of import conditions for zoo bovids and their semen 
from approved countries, for consultation.  
The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has assessed submissions received during 
the consultation period. As a result, changes were made to proposed import conditions for th e 
following diseases: bluetongue virus, bovine tuberculosis, bovine viral diarrhoea virus, contagious 
caprine pleuropneumonia, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis, lumpy skin disease and transmissible 
spongiform encephalopathies.  
Additional changes were made  to clarify certain aspects of the review, and the general import 
requirements applied for imports of zoo animals into Australia were updated to reflect current 
standards.  
The review report has now been finalised. Imports of zoo bovids and their semen from  approved 
countries may now occur in accordance with the import requirements detailed in the review report.  
Further information, including a copy of the Importation of zoo bovids and their semen: final report  
is available at the following web address: https://www.agriculture.gov.au/biosecurity/risk -
analysis/memos/ba2021 -a05. 
This addendum concerns a:  
[ ] Modification of final date for comments  
[X] Notification of adoption, publication or entry into force of regulation  
[ ] Modification of content and/or scope of previously notified draft regulation  
[ ] Withdrawal of proposed regulation  
[ ] Change in proposed date of adoption, publication or date o f entry into force  
[ ] Other:  
Comment period: (If the addendum extends the scope of the previously notified measure 
in terms of products and/or potentially affected Members, a new deadline for receipt of 
comments should be provided, normally of at least 60 calendar days. Under other 
circumstances, such as extension of originally announced final date for comments, the 
comment period provided in the addendum may vary.)  G/SPS/N/AUS/473/Add.1  
 
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  [ ] Sixty days from the date of circulation of the addendum to the notification an d/or 
(dd/mm/yy) : Not applicable  
Agency or authority designated to handle comments: [X]  National Notification Authority, 
[X] National Enquiry Point. Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other 
body:  
The Australian SPS Notification Autho rity 
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
Text(s) available from: [X]  National Notification Authority, [X] National Enquiry Point. 
Address, fax number and e -mail address (if available) of other body:  
The Austral ian SPS Notification Authority  
GPO Box 858  
Canberra ACT 2601  
Australia  
E-mail: sps.contact@agriculture.gov.au  
 
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